step (along)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for step (along)
Verb
  • Your domestic flight will depart at least three hours later than scheduled, or your international flight will depart at least six hours late.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
  • According to flight tracker Flightradar24, the plane departed at 2:36 p.m. and returned to the ground at 3:22 p.m.
    Colson Thayer, People.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Residents of several communities were ordered to move inland to higher ground.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 20 July 2025
  • These days, the model keeps a low profile and has completely moved away from the limelight.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 20 July 2025
Verb
  • The pilot and three passengers were able to safely exit the plane.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
  • Here, exiting through the gift shop—fittingly named Lucky Rabbit—is a way to keep the story going at home.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • The Raptors got within one on a 3-pointer by Jamal Shead with 3:56 to go.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 20 July 2025
  • Brian Harman got the best of the weather — surprising sunshine — and took dead aim in his hunt for another claret jug.
    Doug Ferguson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2025
Verb
  • The story goes that the robbery occurred in broad daylight while occupants of Villa Nellcôte watched TV, having reportedly been conducted by Marseille drug dealers that Richards was said to have owed money to.
    Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 15 July 2025
  • The Monday night downpour went viral on social media after the rain inundated the 28th St. station on the No. 1 subway train, causing major late-night delays.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • The national lakeshore is in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, running along the southern shores of Lake Superior between Munising and Grand Marais.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
  • Three exploded at 8:50 a.m., on trains running along the London Underground (also known as the Tube) near the Aldgate, Edgware Road and Russell Square stations.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • The final round got off to a bad start for the 25-year-old, bogeying the first hole.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
  • Like leave us alone, like get off of our land, like get the army out of our villages.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • However, Giles was forced to pull out of the fight due to an injury suffered during his weight cut.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • But when Morejón was named a replacement for Zack Wheeler, who pulled out in order to rest during the All-Star break, that is the one that tickled the Padres the most.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
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“Step (along).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step%20%28along%29. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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